By The newspaper
02 Aug 2024, 12:34 PM EDT
A trip to the liquor store earned one lucky lottery player a nice monthly payday for life, while another person received the same good news, both in New Jersey.
A $3 Win For Life scratch-off ticket was purchased at Budy’s Wine & Liquors on Hudson St in Hackensack, Bergen County. The prize is worth $5,000 a month for life, the New Jersey Lottery said on Twitter/X.
In addition to that Hackensack win, another big prize was sold at the Zee Mart in Williamstown, Gloucester County. One lifetime ticket worth $5,000 a month remains, he said. NorthJersye.com.
Previously, a person in New York won a Cash4Life lottery prize in the drawing on Sunday, July 28, equivalent to $1,000 per week for life.
$5,000 a month… FOR LIFE! 😲 Congratulations to this player who won a top prize in that amount playing a $3 Win For Life Scratch-Off ticket. Send some love to the winner in the comments below! For Scratch-Offs game odds, visit https://t.co/LTUjX9ZRRv. pic.twitter.com/60go3xg3LV
— New Jersey Lottery (@NJLottery) July 31, 2024
In mid-May, another person in Long Island (NY) also won a prize in the Cash4Life lottery that will allow him to receive $1,000 dollars a week for life.
In July, a Schenectady resident claimed a $3 million jackpot in the New York Lottery’s Xtreme Cash Scratch-Off game. But because he opted for a lump sum payment, he lost more than half of the money to taxes, pocketing just $1,406,160.
In March, someone won $1.13 billion in the Mega Lottery in New Jersey, the largest jackpot ever won in that state, which remains unclaimed.
Scratch-off games generated more than $4.4 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023, the New York Lottery said. Of that, more than $48 million went to Schenectady County schools through the Lottery Aid to Education program.
The New York Lottery remains the largest and most profitable lottery in North America, contributing $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2022-2023 to help support K-12 public education statewide.
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According to statistics, New York is the “luckiest” state in the US in terms of the number of winners of jackpots in the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries in recent decades.
Those struggling with gambling addiction or knowing someone who is can find help by calling New York State’s toll-free and confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369).